Great Arias – Kuda, Kuda

This collection of Famous Arias and Scenes, opera’s finest, most exciting moments, will dazzle opera lovers and newcomers alike. The Arias and Scenes are each presented and performed by the most renowned and acclaimed artists of the opera stage, such as Dame Joan Sutherland, Kiri Te Kanawa, Eva Marton, Marilyn Horne, Angela Gheorghiu, Anna Netrebko, Christine Schäfer, Anne Sofie von Otter, Natalie Dessay, Roberto Alagna, Bryn Terfel, René Kollo, Philip Langridge, Yuri Marusin, Thomas Hampson and José Van Dam. Their performances are selected from live recordings of acclaimed productions of key works in the operatic repertoire, and each sequence is preceded by a short contextual introduction by the featured singer. Famous Arias and Scenes is both a visually exciting introduction for new viewers to opera and a unique opportunity to see great singers talking to camera and then performing roles for which they are famous. Collected here are Famous Russian Arias and Scenes. They feature works by Glinka, Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky and singers like Vladimir Gluschak, Galina Gorchakova, Michael König, Anna Netrebko and others. Galina Gorchakova “Renata’s Confession” from Prokofiev’s Fiery Angel “Such Sweet Alluring Voices” and “Ratmir, my Beloved” from Glinka’s Ruslan and Lyudmila. Anna Netrebko “Oh my sorry fate” from Glinka’s Ruslan and Lyudmila. Vladimir Ognovenko “Perhaps one day” from Glinka’s Ruslan and Lyudmila. Larissa Diadkova “No, no I cannot sleep” from Glinka’s Ruslan and Lyudmila. Konstantin Pluzhnikov “Finn’s Ballad” from Glinka’s Ruslan and Lyudmila. Yuri Marusin “Tell me Herman” and “What is our life” from Tchaikovsky’s Queen of Spades. Orla Boylan Excerpt from the “Letter Scene” from Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin. Vladimir Glushchak “You wrote to me” and “Can this be the same Tatyana?” from Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin. Michael König “Kuda, kuda” - “Oh golden days of my youth, where have you gone?” and “Vragi, vragi” - “Enemies, enemies” from Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin. Alexander Gergalov “It’s stretching higher and further” from Prokofiev’s War and Peace. Nikolai Okhotnikov “When will this calamity end?” from Prokofiev’s War and Peace Die Sammlung der Famous Arias and Scenes, eine Auswahl der berühmtesten und brillantesten Arien verschiedener Opern, wird Liebhaber genauso verzaubern wie Opern-„Neulinge“. Die großen Stars der Opernbühne wie Joan Sutherland, Kiri Te Kanawa, Eva Marton, Marilyn Horne, Angela Gheorghiu, Anna Netrebko, Christine Schäfer, Anne Sofie von Otter, Natalie Dessay, Roberto Alagna, Bryn Terfel, René Kollo, Philip Langridge, Yuri Marusin, Thomas Hampson und José van Dam präsentieren in einer kurzen Einführung die Arien, die sie berühmt gemacht haben und interpretieren sie mit ihrem ganz persönlichen Charme. Die Schlüsselwerke des Opernrepertoires stammen aus gefeierten Produktionen aus den berühmtesten Opernhäusern der Welt. Famous Arias and Scenes ist beides: Eine Einladung zum tieferen Stöbern für all diejenigen, die zum ersten Mal die Welt der Oper für sich entdecken und für alle anderen ein Wiedersehen mit „ihren“ Stars der Oper – zum Anfassen nah. „Kuda, kuda...“ widmet sich den russischen Arien von Glinka, Prokofiev und Tchaikovsky, interpretiert von Vladimir Glushchak, Galina Gorchakova, Michael König, Anna Netrebko und anderen. Galina Gorchakova “Renata’s Confession” aus Prokofiev’s Fiery Angel “Such Sweet Alluring Voices” und “Ratmir, my Beloved” aus Glinka’s Ruslan and Lyudmila Anna Netrebko “Oh my sorry fate” aus Glinka’s Ruslan and Lyudmila Vladimir Ognovenko “Perhaps one day” aus Glinka’s Ruslan and Lyudmila Larissa Diadkova “No, no I cannot sleep” aus Glinka’s Ruslan and Lyudmila Konstantin Pluzhnikov “Finn’s Ballad” aus Glinka’s Ruslan and Lyudmila Yuri Marusin “Tell me Herman” und “What is our life” aus Tchaikovsky’s Queen of Spades Orla Boylan Auszug aus “Letter Scene” aus Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin Vladimir Glushchak “You wrote to me” und “Can this be the same Tatyana?” aus Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin Michael König “Kuda, kuda” - “Oh golden days of my youth, where have you gone?” und “Vragi, vragi” - “Enemies, enemies” aus Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin Alexander Gergalov “It’s stretching higher and further” aus Prokofiev’s War and Peace Nikolai Okhotnikov “When will this calamity end?” aus Prokofiev’s War and Peace